Sunday, October 2, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Candidate Christie could upend GOP race (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 02:42 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during the Perspectives on Leadership Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is reconsidering his decision to stay out of the race for the White House in 2012 and is expected to make a decision soon, according to several people close to the governor with knowledge of his thinking. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)AP - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's entry into the 2012 presidential race could dramatically reshape what has become a two-man race between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry. But Christie, who's under pressure from party elders to run, hasn't faced national scrutiny — and he could join other early favorites who burned out fast.

Cain: Perry insensitive over name of hunting camp (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 09:18 AM PDT

AP - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain on Sunday criticized rival Rick Perry as being insensitive for not acting sooner in removing the racially offensive name from a rock outside the Texas hunting camp his family once leased.

Cain says Christie too liberal for conservatives (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 07:12 AM PDT

AP - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain says New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is too liberal for conservative Republicans.

Cain says he should have spoken up for gay soldier (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 02:54 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 17, 2011, file photo Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain speaks at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, La. On ABC's This Week on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2011, Cain said he should not have stayed silent after the audience at a GOP debate booed a gay soldier serving in Iraq. He said it would have been 'appropriate' for him to have defended the soldier. None of the candidates on stage at the Sept. 22 forum responded to the boos. (AP Photo/Pat Semansky, File) The Georgia businessman told ABC’s This Week on Sunday that it would have been “appropriate” for him to have asked the audience to respect the soldier. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Sunday that he should not have stayed silent after the audience at a GOP debate booed a gay soldier serving in Iraq.

Paul proving to be a force in 2012 GOP contest (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 07:19 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, rests his foot an the wheel of a tractor as he waits to be introduced at a restaurant at the Polk County GOP summer picnic event held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. Paul is empowered by unconventional but successful fundraising techniques, a more sophisticated campaign than his two previous attempts at the presidency, and a fiery message he's preached for decades but only now is resonating with Americans concerned about the nation's debt. In short, he could prove dangerous for the early front-runners, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)AP - Ron Paul, antagonist of the Federal Reserve and advocate for the gold standard, probably won't capture the Republican presidential nomination. But with his libertarian leanings energizing a small though growing group of passionate conservatives, the quirky Texas congressman is proving to be a force in the 2012 contest.

Nevada's turn; spotlight turns here this month (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 07:14 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 24, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, and his wife, Mary Kaye, talk to the media during a campaign stop at the Reno Rodeo in Reno, Nev. While Iowa and New Hampshire get the bulk of their attention, Republican presidential candidates are starting to step up their activity in the state that votes next in the string of nominating contests and whose caucuses could scramble the GOP race. (AP Photo/Kevin Clifford, File)AP - Nevada is preparing for its Cinderella moment.

Obama: Commander in chief must support gay troops (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 07:22 PM PDT

RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT SPELLING OF NAME - President Barack Obama, right, and President of the Human Rights Campaign Joe Solmonese greet guests at the Human Rights Campaign’s 15th annual national dinner in Washington Saturday Oct. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - In a sharp rebuke of his Republican rivals, President Barack Obama said anyone who wants to be commander in chief must support the entire U.S. military, including gay service members.

Romney takes on social issues with Huckabee (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 07:36 PM PDT

AP - Onetime Republican rivals Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney aren't running against each other this time, but they sparred anew in an interview broadcast Saturday as Romney sought the support of the socially conservative former Arkansas governor and the voters that backed him in droves three years ago.

Sharpton, Cain assail Perry over slur (Politico)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 02:07 PM PDT

Politico - Sharpton predicts the Washington Post story will harm the Texas governor among Republicans.

Perry's hunting camp problem (Politico)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 08:04 AM PDT

Politico - Rick Perry's family hunting camp had a racially offensive word painted near the entrance, the Washington Post reports.

40 detained during Moscow gay rights rally (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 04:40 PM PDT

Russian police officers detains an anti-gay protester during a gay pride rally in central Moscow, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. Russian police say they detained dozens of anti-gay protesters and gay rights activists during a gay pride rally in central Moscow. Saturday's protest was one of the few gay rights events sanctioned by authorities. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)AP - Russian police say they have detained dozens of anti-gay protesters and gay rights activists during a gay pride rally in central Moscow.

Study: Colombia anti-union violence undeterred (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 03:25 PM PDT

AP - A new study challenges claims from the administration of President Barack Obama that Colombia is making important strides in bringing to justice killers of labor activists and so deserves U.S. congressional approval of a long-stalled free trade pact.

Obama: It was ‘intimidating’ meeting Lady Gaga (Daily Caller)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 01:15 PM PDT

Daily Caller - "Mother Monster" Lady Gaga makes many people uncomfortable — even President Obama.

Hume: ‘People who are chasing after Gov. Christie remind me of a pack of dogs chasing a car’ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 08:51 AM PDT

Daily Caller - The buzz surrounding a possible presidential bid from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is getting louder and louder. But is the Christie buzz more of a media creation or does it accurately reflect Christie's potential to shake up the race?

Is Sarah Palin the Self-Styled Billy Ray Valentine of American Politics? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 09:10 AM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Talk about Sarah Palin as a potential presidential candidate reminds me of the movie "Trading Places." In "Trading Places," the Eddie Murphy character was a pawn of the manipulative Duke Brothers. Only with Palin, it's the American public that is a pawn of Palin and her public relations team as she retools herself into the image but not the reality of a presidential candidate.
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